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in newt gingrich's case, for 20 years. in mitt romney's case, he's the only governor in the united states' history to put into place "socialized" medicine. they both agree with barack obama. this is the seminal piece of legislation of barack obama. it's the one issue that our candidate has to take president obama on with, and they won't be able to debate him on this issue because they're on the same side as the president. but also newt romney are on the same side of the president when it comes to cap-and-trade, the $700 billion bailout, illegal immigration, even the payroll tax this week, which there isn't one shred of evidence that that has created a single job. when you take a look, and people say this is a two-man race, i would agree. but the one man is newt romney and the other man is michele bachmann, the only proven consistent constitutional conservative. i'm the only one that can take the debate to barack obama and win and be elected. >> schieffer: i'm going to separate newt romney into two people again just to ask
in newt gingrich's case, for 20 years. in mitt romney's case, he's the only governor in the united states' history to put into place "socialized" medicine. they both agree with barack obama. this is the seminal piece of legislation of barack obama. it's the one issue that our candidate has to take president obama on with, and they won't be able to debate him on this issue because they're on the same side as the president. but also newt romney are on the same side of the president when...
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and gingrich is off his game. with no more debates to allow him to remind people what they liked about him-- which was that he could be a forceful advocate for their conservative cause-- he's left a complaint about romney. as a gingrich adviser put to me, what gingrich needs to do is remind people why they want to vote for newt gingrich, not why romney is bad and that message doesn't look like it's getting through. >> for gingrich, going forward, the establishment is against gaens him. he hasn't got the money. he hasn't got the organization. he has to be worried tonight, don't you think? >> reporter: they are worried. those establishment attacks, the attacks from his peers, have hurt him, along with the barrage of negative ads. he's trying it turn around the criticism saying he's being attacked because he's a challenge to the establishment but that's not workings. coming into the florida, the republican race was a contest of gingrich's momentum versus romney's superior money. if gingrich loses florida and the mome
and gingrich is off his game. with no more debates to allow him to remind people what they liked about him-- which was that he could be a forceful advocate for their conservative cause-- he's left a complaint about romney. as a gingrich adviser put to me, what gingrich needs to do is remind people why they want to vote for newt gingrich, not why romney is bad and that message doesn't look like it's getting through. >> for gingrich, going forward, the establishment is against gaens him. he...
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that's what gingrich is. social conservatives, another major force in republican politics, used to say the moral character of the candidate was fundamental to their being president. we know gingrich has a past. if he is the nominee, he runs in the face of those two major trends of republican politics. >> but this passes very much in our mind and norah made a great point about how the establishment feels about newt. we're seeing an inside the belt way, outside the belt way split on his chances. everybody here covered him. we can't believe that he's going to take hold. we can't believe that he's being taken seriously. in the country they don't remember that. of course they're about to be reminded. i think one thing we can say is that romney and gingrich are both praying for is american amnesia. they don't voters to remember what they've said before. >> those two forces are out in the public. when herman cain says he wants a non-establishment figure and his movement won't be like the establishment, is he going t
that's what gingrich is. social conservatives, another major force in republican politics, used to say the moral character of the candidate was fundamental to their being president. we know gingrich has a past. if he is the nominee, he runs in the face of those two major trends of republican politics. >> but this passes very much in our mind and norah made a great point about how the establishment feels about newt. we're seeing an inside the belt way, outside the belt way split on his...
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with gingrich gaining nine points. in addition to the horse race, we have been looking closely at the issues and what the candidates would do if elected. tonight, what romney and gingrich would do about taxes. first, dean reynolds with the former speaker of the house. >> reporter: gingrich has his eye squarely on the economy as the number one issue so his tax plan is geared to creating one thing-- what's your plan on taxes? >> i want to create jobs very dramatically. so we have zero capital gains tax to brings in hundreds of billions of dollars of new investments. >> reporter: capital gains tax is paid on income from investments. it's 15%. that's why taxes are low on billionaires like warren buffett, but gingrich says not low enough. in addition to eliminating the tax on capital gains, he would abolish estate taxes. for corporations he would cut income taxes from a maximum of 35% to 12.5%. individual taxpayers would have the choice to file under the current tax policy or choose a 15% flat tax. in practice, do you think
with gingrich gaining nine points. in addition to the horse race, we have been looking closely at the issues and what the candidates would do if elected. tonight, what romney and gingrich would do about taxes. first, dean reynolds with the former speaker of the house. >> reporter: gingrich has his eye squarely on the economy as the number one issue so his tax plan is geared to creating one thing-- what's your plan on taxes? >> i want to create jobs very dramatically. so we have zero...
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it is newt gingrich's very strong support for israel. spparently that is what is at the core of these donations from ome adeleson family. >> pelley: dean, thanks very much. lley: mitt romney working to get back on his feet after losing two of the past three contests. jan crawford is following his campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, romney om responding to that beating he took in south carolina by hitting back at gingrich-- hard. >> we can see an october surprise a day from newt gingrich. >> reporter: exit polling shows the most important issue for republican voters is someone who can beat the president. so romney has opened several lines of attacks, but all with one underlying message reinforced in a new television ad out today "newt gingrich is not electable." >> if newt wins, this guy would be very happy. >> reporter: romney is talking about past scandals. notably misuse of campaign funds while gingrich was speaker of the house which led to a reprimand. >> and he had to resign in tsgrace. i don't know whether you knew that. >> rep
it is newt gingrich's very strong support for israel. spparently that is what is at the core of these donations from ome adeleson family. >> pelley: dean, thanks very much. lley: mitt romney working to get back on his feet after losing two of the past three contests. jan crawford is following his campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, scott, romney om responding to that beating he took in south carolina by hitting back at gingrich-- hard. >> we can see an october surprise a day...
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here is the key to the gingrich victory. he got more than 40% of three important voting groups-- the tea party movement, conservatives, and evangelicals. we hav we have a team of correspondents covering the south carolina primary. first, dean reynolds with the gingrich campaign. dean. we're expecting the former speaker to be taking that platform any moment now. you know, his campaign sort of saw this thing shifting right after the debate on monday when they detected a tonal shift in their opponent. mitt romney began attacking them, and not president obama. and that told them that they had a nervous opponent. then, of course, there were those debates when-- the debate on thursday just augmented the debate on monday, and gingrich took on the-- what he calls the elites and the news media, two lines of attack that resonate deeply with conservatives in this state. and now it's on to florida and believe it or not, after this roller coaster of a ride that we've had, gingrich believes he has a very good shot in florida and thinks he
here is the key to the gingrich victory. he got more than 40% of three important voting groups-- the tea party movement, conservatives, and evangelicals. we hav we have a team of correspondents covering the south carolina primary. first, dean reynolds with the gingrich campaign. dean. we're expecting the former speaker to be taking that platform any moment now. you know, his campaign sort of saw this thing shifting right after the debate on monday when they detected a tonal shift in their...
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so the campaign is still attack gingrich. the remaining task within his party for romney is convincing conservatives they should fallee raleigh behind him that issue will be center stage at the conservative action conference this coming friday. ronald reagan made a historic speech to this group as a presidential candidate arguing conservatives should back one of their own and not a pail imitation. newt gingrich and rick santorum will be making its same argument about mitt romney. >> jeff: john dickerson, thank you very much. this campaign is being fueled in part by a new source of fund-raising. superpacs, committees that can spend whatever their donors want, even though they are technically not supposed to coordinate strategy with the candidates. this past week the sec gave us our first look at superpac donors. billionaires included. >> reporter: 16 billionaires on the forbes 400, the magazine's list of the richest americans have given to superpacs. 12 gave to the pro romney group restore our future. that includes hotel mogul
so the campaign is still attack gingrich. the remaining task within his party for romney is convincing conservatives they should fallee raleigh behind him that issue will be center stage at the conservative action conference this coming friday. ronald reagan made a historic speech to this group as a presidential candidate arguing conservatives should back one of their own and not a pail imitation. newt gingrich and rick santorum will be making its same argument about mitt romney. >> jeff:...
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meanwhile, newt gingrich and mitt romney lead the pack in florida. they stepped up their attacks against each other. they're also taking aim at the president. president obama appeared outside a sprawling intel plant in arizona to highlight the need for american manufacturing. >> the factory that's being built behind me is an example of an america that is within our reach. an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> he's on the road trying to build support for proposals he laid out in his state of union address. last night he arrived in las vegas where he focus on energy innovation before heading to colorado. it's his plan to raise taxes on the rich that's drawing criticism from gop rivals. >> if he meant what he said, it would be a disaster of the first order. >> we've got a president detached from reality, detached from the people. >> newt gingrich and mitt romney are also taking aim at each other with the florida primary less than a week away, the polls show them in a tight race. >>> he blasted the -- i think you hav
meanwhile, newt gingrich and mitt romney lead the pack in florida. they stepped up their attacks against each other. they're also taking aim at the president. president obama appeared outside a sprawling intel plant in arizona to highlight the need for american manufacturing. >> the factory that's being built behind me is an example of an america that is within our reach. an america that attracts the next generation of good manufacturing jobs. >> he's on the road trying to build...
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governor, you heard newt gingrich. he is painting mitt romney has the candidate of the republican establishment. what i'm wondering, what is the republican establishment these days? >> well, of course, the republican party is the conservative party of the united states. democratic party is the liberal party. becoming more liberal daily under the obama administration. but ours is a very diverse party. you have economic conservatives, social con conservatives. about 60% of the people who voted are, like me, evangelicals christians. lindsey touched on this. two thirds of them said in the exit polls their first criteria was to vote for the person who had the best chance to beat obama. i think that's what most republicans want. they're looking for the candidate that, as bill buckley used to say years ago, we want the most conservative person who can win in november. and newt was really helped by the fact that a lot of people who thought... of course, if we would have said three months ago, bob, that mitt romney was going to
governor, you heard newt gingrich. he is painting mitt romney has the candidate of the republican establishment. what i'm wondering, what is the republican establishment these days? >> well, of course, the republican party is the conservative party of the united states. democratic party is the liberal party. becoming more liberal daily under the obama administration. but ours is a very diverse party. you have economic conservatives, social con conservatives. about 60% of the people who...
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. >>> gingrich bites back. the former speaker lashes out following a question about his ex-wife. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >>> and special delivery. a postal carrier is caught on camera not handling a package a postal carrier is caught on camera not handling a package with care. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, january 20, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm betty nguyen. firefighters in reno, nevada are hoping the weather cooperates today as they try to get the upper hand on a brushfire that destroyed more than 20 homes. that fire forced thousands of people to evacuate their neighborhoods thursday evening. the fire started just after noon near a highway and was helped by dry conditions and wind gusts of more than 80 miles an hour. >> to say that we're in the thick of battle is an understatement. we have people to protect homes and neighborhoods. >> 250 firefighters were able to sto
. >>> gingrich bites back. the former speaker lashes out following a question about his ex-wife. >> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. >>> and special delivery. a postal carrier is caught on camera not handling a package a postal carrier is caught on camera not handling a package with care. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, january 20, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. thanks...
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gingrich now holds a six-point lead, 32% to 26%. we have a team of campaign 2012 correspondents covering the south carolina primary. first, dean reynolds is in orangeburg with the gingrich campaign. dean? >> reporter: scott, the performance by newt gingrich at last night's debate was the talk of the state today, and his campaign officials would love to keep that conversation going. ( cheers and applause ) lifted by positive polls and what his aides say is a nervous opponent in mitt romney, the former speaker appealed to south carolina's conservatives to line up behind him. >> if every conservative in the state decided to vote for newt gingrich, we would win a shockingly big victory tomorrow, and that would be good. >> reporter: gingrich believes a win here will propel him to the nomination, but aides concede it could be a long fight. organizational issues were apparent this morning in charleston, where a campaign event had to be canceled when almost no one showed up. florida's primary is up next on january 31, and gingrich is traili
gingrich now holds a six-point lead, 32% to 26%. we have a team of campaign 2012 correspondents covering the south carolina primary. first, dean reynolds is in orangeburg with the gingrich campaign. dean? >> reporter: scott, the performance by newt gingrich at last night's debate was the talk of the state today, and his campaign officials would love to keep that conversation going. ( cheers and applause ) lifted by positive polls and what his aides say is a nervous opponent in mitt...
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roubleorter at a rally today told gingrich he was troubled by character questions and gingrich answered the way he has the entire campaign. >> i think this is a decision you have to make. i've been very open about my life. s th 68 years old. we k a grandfather. we entered this race and we had we think this through for a year because we knew we'd get beaten up, we knew we'd get lied about, we knew we'd get smeared. >> do you think that your persona and your record both as well as well as personal, is retarding your climb in the polls? an and is it an issue that you are going to have to confront r?rhaps more directly than saying you're 68-year-old grandfather? >> it's an issue i confront t.ery time it comes up and i confront it the same way every time, and people seem to be satisfied with it. >> reporter: we'll find out, scott, just how satisfied they are with his answer to those questions sometime late saturday night. >> pelley: dean, thanks very much. on caucus night two weeks ago, the iowa republican party said romney had defeated rick santorum by eight votes, the todaest caucus ever.
roubleorter at a rally today told gingrich he was troubled by character questions and gingrich answered the way he has the entire campaign. >> i think this is a decision you have to make. i've been very open about my life. s th 68 years old. we k a grandfather. we entered this race and we had we think this through for a year because we knew we'd get beaten up, we knew we'd get lied about, we knew we'd get smeared. >> do you think that your persona and your record both as well as...
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and also strongly defended himself from gingrich's attacks when gingrich was calling him a liar. all of this will serve romney well going forward. this race has taken a very ugly turn with those negative ads and also those attacks on the campaign trail. now on to the west. >> pelley: jan, thank you very much. let's take a second here and listen to what governor romney has to say. >> primary contests are not easy. they're not supposed to be. as this primary unfolds our opponents in the other party have been watching. and they like to comfort themselves with the thought that a competitive campaign will leave us divided and weak. but i've got news for them. a competitive primary does not divide it. it prepares us. and we will win. ( cheers and applause ) >> pelley: a big win for newt gingrich tonight... i'm sorry, for mitt romney tonight. newt gingrich, however, has vowed to go ahead, win or lose. one reason is the way the republican party has changed the rules this year. in most of the contests going forward, some delegates can be awarded to second and third place fin erbers as wel
and also strongly defended himself from gingrich's attacks when gingrich was calling him a liar. all of this will serve romney well going forward. this race has taken a very ugly turn with those negative ads and also those attacks on the campaign trail. now on to the west. >> pelley: jan, thank you very much. let's take a second here and listen to what governor romney has to say. >> primary contests are not easy. they're not supposed to be. as this primary unfolds our opponents in...
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from your vantage point, what is the future hold for gingrich? >> well, i think it's going to be rough from here on in. one thing that's not going to play in his favor now, they're not going to be any more debates for a while. and he has really made a campaign on the debate stage. we've got three caucus states coming up now, not primaries. those have a lot to do with organizing and that sort of thing, which has not been where newt gingrich has made it work. gingrich claims to be stunned at the ads that romney has been unloading on him. and i'm going to tell you, they are on every 20 seconds down here, dumping on newt gingrich. and you got to say one thing, i mean the bother of negative advertising is still there. the romney people started to go directly at newt gingrich after trying to make it about bank bam there for a while. and i mean frankly i think is working. >> jeff: should we mention that newt was also nailed by negative ads in iowa, fell back badly there and then staged a comeback, does he have another one of those comebacks in him? >> i
from your vantage point, what is the future hold for gingrich? >> well, i think it's going to be rough from here on in. one thing that's not going to play in his favor now, they're not going to be any more debates for a while. and he has really made a campaign on the debate stage. we've got three caucus states coming up now, not primaries. those have a lot to do with organizing and that sort of thing, which has not been where newt gingrich has made it work. gingrich claims to be stunned...
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>> i think speaker gingrich has lived in washington the last 30 years. he went to washington to do good and he stayed to do well. >> reporter: and by "well" referring to the millions gingrich made advising companies, including mortgage giant freddie mac. >> he's a wealthy man, a very wealthy man. if you have a half a million millar purchase from tiffany's, you're not a middle class american. >> reporter: romney has said gingrich should give the $1.6 million he made advising freddie mac back to the taxpayers, prompting gingrich this week to take a shot at romney for his work at the investment firm bain capital. >> if governor romney would like to give back all the money he earned bankrupting companies and laying off employees over his years at bain, i would be glad to listen to him. >> reporter: that is a democratic party line of attack on you. >> doesn't the speaker understand that not all businesses succeed? but fortunately, most of them were able to be successful, so i'm proud of that record and, frankly, very surprised that he would attack conservativ
>> i think speaker gingrich has lived in washington the last 30 years. he went to washington to do good and he stayed to do well. >> reporter: and by "well" referring to the millions gingrich made advising companies, including mortgage giant freddie mac. >> he's a wealthy man, a very wealthy man. if you have a half a million millar purchase from tiffany's, you're not a middle class american. >> reporter: romney has said gingrich should give the $1.6 million he...
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>> gingrich benefits. it's not a clean transfer. cain's message was "i'm not of washington, i'm not a politician." mitt romney might benefit a little because he was a businessman and that was a key cain appeal. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. there is some financial news tonight that will bear watching tomorrow. this evening standard & poor's lowered the credit rating on some of this country's biggest banks. bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, j.p. morgan chase, morgan stanley and wells fargo. s&p says the changes reflect a new formula for determining risk. american airlines once the nation's largest carrier filed for bankruptcy today. the airline filed so it can reorganize and break expensive labor contracts. american is actually the last old-line carrier to do it. the list of airline bankruptcies reads like the arrival board at an airport. look at the last two decades. before american there were delta, northwest, u.s. airways, united, t.w.a., pan am. 16 in all-- some of them twice. mark strassmann tells us what today'
>> gingrich benefits. it's not a clean transfer. cain's message was "i'm not of washington, i'm not a politician." mitt romney might benefit a little because he was a businessman and that was a key cain appeal. >> pelley: john, thank you very much. there is some financial news tonight that will bear watching tomorrow. this evening standard & poor's lowered the credit rating on some of this country's biggest banks. bank of america, citigroup, goldman sachs, j.p. morgan...
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a second contract with the gingrich group between 2006 and 2008 paid $600,000. that contract ended as the housing market was teetering and with freddie mac playing a major role in the eventual collapse. the questions for gingrich center on what he did to make that much money for freddie mac. gingrich has insisted he did not use his contacts as former speaker of the house to lobby members of congress. >> someone asked how did you explain what you were doing, but i did no lobbying. >> reporter: officials of freddie mac confirmed gingrich did not lobby but would not provide details. other sources said gingrich was hired to talk up the company's government sponsored business model. gingrich explained it this way. >> i offered advice and my advice as a historian when they said we are now making loans to people with no credit history and no record of paying back anything but that's what the government wants us to do. i said to them at the time. this is a bubble. this is insane. >> reporter: republicans, and especially tea party supporters, point to freddie mac and its
a second contract with the gingrich group between 2006 and 2008 paid $600,000. that contract ended as the housing market was teetering and with freddie mac playing a major role in the eventual collapse. the questions for gingrich center on what he did to make that much money for freddie mac. gingrich has insisted he did not use his contacts as former speaker of the house to lobby members of congress. >> someone asked how did you explain what you were doing, but i did no lobbying. >>...
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why do they like gingrich? he's had strong debate performances, and in our poll when you asked people "who do you trust to handle a crisis?", the top answer with 31%, newt gingrich. >> pelley: john, thanks very much. the republican debate is here tomorrow. a joint production of cbs news and "national journal." it's live tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern time here on cbs television and on cbsnews.com and nationaljournal.com. another key member of the penn state coaching staff is out in the child sex abuse scandal that has already cost joe paterno and the university president their jobs. the university put mike mcqueary on indefinite leave today saying "he cannot function as assistant football coach under these circumstances." it was mcqueary who told paterno that he saw another assistant coach, jerry sandusky, rape a child on campus. but there is more to this story and we asked armen keteyian to look into a children's charity that sandusky ran for years. armen? >> reporter: good evening, scott. we talked to the att
why do they like gingrich? he's had strong debate performances, and in our poll when you asked people "who do you trust to handle a crisis?", the top answer with 31%, newt gingrich. >> pelley: john, thanks very much. the republican debate is here tomorrow. a joint production of cbs news and "national journal." it's live tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern time here on cbs television and on cbsnews.com and nationaljournal.com. another key member of the penn state coaching...
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newt gingrich is up and down and back up and back down and now back up. what does it say about the campaign? >> what it says is he will be able to raise money going into florida and the other states and he will probably be outside of rick santorum, the person who has the best chance of derailing mitt romney's march toward the nomination. >> how much of a blow is this to mitt romney? it was assumed we be the leader according to the polls. >> i think he had hoped something different but the game changer happened in the last 48 hours. and it wasn't about newt gingrich's wife and it wasn't about santorum being given the iowa caucus vote in the end and it was about rick perry's departure. and when rick perry departed this campaign in south carolina and evangelical christians had a smaller pool of candidates to choose from if they didn't like mitt romney and it narrowed down to rick santorum and newt gingrich. and i think given gingrich's performances in the debates the other night, trying to put the other issue, for for give the expression to bed, and the evan
newt gingrich is up and down and back up and back down and now back up. what does it say about the campaign? >> what it says is he will be able to raise money going into florida and the other states and he will probably be outside of rick santorum, the person who has the best chance of derailing mitt romney's march toward the nomination. >> how much of a blow is this to mitt romney? it was assumed we be the leader according to the polls. >> i think he had hoped something...
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but today gingrich punched back, and dean reynolds is with the gingrich campaign in manchester, new hampshire. dean? >> reporter: scott, within hours of his fourth place finish in iowa, newt gingrich was arguing forcefully that mitt romney's victory there was really not that big a deal. >> and the fact is, three out of four republicans rejected him. governor romney is... is a moderate massachusetts republican to the left of the vast majority of republicans. >> reporter: gingrich underlined that point with a full page ad today in new hampshire's largest newspaper. >> i find it amazing the news media continues to say he's the most electable republican when he can't even break out in his own party. >> reporter: national polls show romney slightly ahead of gingrich, but gingrich suggested romney has hit a very low ceiling-- always somewhere in the 20s nationwide and not improving. >> it becomes more and more obvious that people go to anybody but romney. >> reporter: it's all part of a strategy to raise doubts about romney here, weaken him to the point that a victory will seem unimpressive and giv
but today gingrich punched back, and dean reynolds is with the gingrich campaign in manchester, new hampshire. dean? >> reporter: scott, within hours of his fourth place finish in iowa, newt gingrich was arguing forcefully that mitt romney's victory there was really not that big a deal. >> and the fact is, three out of four republicans rejected him. governor romney is... is a moderate massachusetts republican to the left of the vast majority of republicans. >> reporter:...
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gingrich did that and trounced him. voters seem willing to overlook gingrich's messy personal life including allegations late last week from his second ex-wife claiming he had asked her for an open marriage. he even won among evangelicals and women. but today romney implied gingrich doesn't have what it takes to become the nominee. >> i don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next presidents of the united states a person who spent 40 years in washington as a congressman and a lobbyist. >> reporter: now going into florida romney has the edge. he's got a lot of money, a good organization and a solid ground game. but gingrich has the momentum. and jeff, that means this has suddenly become a real battle. not only for the republican nomination but for the soul of the republican party. >> jan crawford, thank you. >> okay, for more now we're joined by cbs news political director john dickerson. good evening to you. jan talked about this battle for the soul of the republican party. how does that b
gingrich did that and trounced him. voters seem willing to overlook gingrich's messy personal life including allegations late last week from his second ex-wife claiming he had asked her for an open marriage. he even won among evangelicals and women. but today romney implied gingrich doesn't have what it takes to become the nominee. >> i don't think that the people of this country are going to choose as the next presidents of the united states a person who spent 40 years in washington as a...
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gingrich has a lot of obstacles. of the seven remaining contests romney has won four in the past in 2008. he has a lot more money than gingrich. what we've seen in nevada and we saw it in florida too, organization matters. romney's group has been preparing for a long fight. that matters in terms of turning out your vote but getting on the right page keeping a single message. those are challenges for gingrich and also he's got to find, as you quite rightly pointed out, he has to find a way to break into the cycle. he has a lot of different messages. he may be able to nick romney a bit. he needs to explain to people why he's the alternative, why he's the general election candidate. he just doesn't have the opportunities to do that. >> schieffer: it's an uphill fight for him but it's not over yet. >> not at all. he best when he's behind. when everybody is counting him out, in fact, he should design a way for that to happen because that s when he really comes on strong. now everybody is counting him out. it's time for hi
gingrich has a lot of obstacles. of the seven remaining contests romney has won four in the past in 2008. he has a lot more money than gingrich. what we've seen in nevada and we saw it in florida too, organization matters. romney's group has been preparing for a long fight. that matters in terms of turning out your vote but getting on the right page keeping a single message. those are challenges for gingrich and also he's got to find, as you quite rightly pointed out, he has to find a way to...
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newt gingrich has won the south carolina primary. he got 40% of the vote, republican nomination race shifts to florida with a debate tomorrow night. >> >> breaking news this morning, joe paterno, penn state coach died this morning. >> >> coming up next on "face the nation" bob schaeffer interviews newt gingrich and asks him what is next. it will be on "face the nation." >>> by the way, our news continues on the cw network, cbs 5, political insider continues our chat about the candidates an the presidential run. >> >> plus, a man who knows about winning the superbowl with the san francisco 49ers, former tight end dr. jaime williams, joining us live, coming up in the next hour that's on channel 44, cable 12, starting at 8:30, a few minutes from now. >> >> niner fans are already arriving at candlestick park for the nfc championship game. >> it's expected to be a wild and wet game at the stick. let's go to frank mallico for the last time. frank, how is it looking? >> reporter: they are starting to trickle in. no rain, yet, but the niners
newt gingrich has won the south carolina primary. he got 40% of the vote, republican nomination race shifts to florida with a debate tomorrow night. >> >> breaking news this morning, joe paterno, penn state coach died this morning. >> >> coming up next on "face the nation" bob schaeffer interviews newt gingrich and asks him what is next. it will be on "face the nation." >>> by the way, our news continues on the cw network, cbs 5, political...
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. >> pelley: tonight, newt gingrich break ranks on ed tgration. s> i'm prepared to take the heat gor saying let's be humane in enforcing the law. >> pelley: jan crawford has the reaction. lee cowan reports no holiday abaveler is going further than ais one this weekend, 354 million miles on a mission to mars. remarkable results in a new approach to cancer-- tailoring the treatment to the patient. i. jon lapook on how it works. and years before he danced with the stars, j.r. martinez talked to david martin about his thazing struggle back from the battle field. o> i have to get strong and i have to learn how to deal with it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it wasn't long ago that newt gingrich was nearly through. runninis campaign staff was eputting. now he's running at the head of the pack for the republican presidential nomination, and that puts him under a spotlight. in a debate last night, the front-runner surprised many with what looked like a slight step to the left. gingric
. >> pelley: tonight, newt gingrich break ranks on ed tgration. s> i'm prepared to take the heat gor saying let's be humane in enforcing the law. >> pelley: jan crawford has the reaction. lee cowan reports no holiday abaveler is going further than ais one this weekend, 354 million miles on a mission to mars. remarkable results in a new approach to cancer-- tailoring the treatment to the patient. i. jon lapook on how it works. and years before he danced with the stars, j.r....
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. >> newt gingrich's baggage. he has more baggage than the airline. >> schieffer: nearly half of all the negative ads have been dumped on newt gingrich. remember when he was leading the polls? not anymore. >> we're learning a lot about what our opponents will do. they are nastier and more dishonest than i expected. >> schieffer: the new frontrunner is the old frontrunner in the national polls: mitt romney. he's sounding more and more like a nominee. >> we will win iowa and take back the white house with the support of this great state. >> schieffer: in the new des moines register poll ron paul is in the margin of error for first and rick santorum is also moving up. >> seven days ago i was being asked the question, are you thinking about quitting? >> schieffer: but can any of them beat barack obama? we'll hear from ron paul's son, senator rand paul. gingrich supporter and former congressman jc watts and romney surrogate and former missouri senator jim talent. then we'll get analysis from the legendary iowa politica
. >> newt gingrich's baggage. he has more baggage than the airline. >> schieffer: nearly half of all the negative ads have been dumped on newt gingrich. remember when he was leading the polls? not anymore. >> we're learning a lot about what our opponents will do. they are nastier and more dishonest than i expected. >> schieffer: the new frontrunner is the old frontrunner in the national polls: mitt romney. he's sounding more and more like a nominee. >> we will win...
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gwt gingrich's baggage. ha reporter: that's resonating with iowa voters like car salesman bud freers, who once supported gingrich but now has decided to back romney. >> you know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's baggage. >> reporter: that's resonating with iowa voters like car salesman bud freers, who once supported gingrich but now has decided to back romney. >> i feel more that this man has a better chance of beating obama than gingrich because... mainly because the baggage situation. >> reporter: gingrich complained today that the ads will backfire. >> because the only person helped by negative ads is barack obama, and our business is to defeat him, not to help him. >> reporter: speaker gingrich said this morning that the attack ads that you and some of the others have been running have only helped barack obama. what's your response to that? >> you know, it's pretty warm in the political kitchen. and if he can't handle the heat that's on right now, just wait until we have a billion dollars of
gwt gingrich's baggage. ha reporter: that's resonating with iowa voters like car salesman bud freers, who once supported gingrich but now has decided to back romney. >> you know what makes barack obama happy? newt gingrich's baggage. >> reporter: that's resonating with iowa voters like car salesman bud freers, who once supported gingrich but now has decided to back romney. >> i feel more that this man has a better chance of beating obama than gingrich because... mainly because...
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but they all say they'd vote for gingrich if he's the nominee. and that prompted a question: if romney is the nominee, do you sit on your hands in the fall? >> yes. >> reporter: now, mitt romney never considered iowa to be a terribly strong state for him, scott. and our poll certainly provides enidence to back that up. >> pelley: thanks, dean. but it turns out the difference narrows when you ask the question of electability. when we asked iowa republicans which candidate has the best chance to beat president obama, 31% chose gingrich, 29% mitt romney. when we asked republicans which candidate would do the best job on the economy, it was a near even split. romney 22%, gingrich 21%. john dickerson is our cbs news political director. he's in des moines tonight. and, john, i wonder, what do you see in these numbers? >> well, scott, on those two issues, it gives us a sense of just how strong gingrich's lead is here. ntose are two areas that are really romney's stronghold. for months he's been arguing he's the candidate who can beat barack obama. he's
but they all say they'd vote for gingrich if he's the nominee. and that prompted a question: if romney is the nominee, do you sit on your hands in the fall? >> yes. >> reporter: now, mitt romney never considered iowa to be a terribly strong state for him, scott. and our poll certainly provides enidence to back that up. >> pelley: thanks, dean. but it turns out the difference narrows when you ask the question of electability. when we asked iowa republicans which candidate has...
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this could be gingrich's last stand. if he doesn't win either one of these states he will be under enormous pressure to drop out and already he is looking for new reasons to stay in. >> i kind of -- in alabama and mississippi, newt gingrich talks the talk. >> this morning when i had grits i thought it was a very normal thing to do. >> reporter: but he has to show he can win. for gingrich, that hasn't been easy. of the 26 contests so far gingrich has won just two southern states. south carolina back in january and his home state of georgia. in the last 20 races he finished third or fourth, 18 times. but gingrich rejects arguments he's a spoiler who by splitting the conservative vote with santorum is giving romney a boost. this morning, he offered a new rationale to stay in the race. he's actually helping santorum by beating up on romney. >> there's a certain advantage i think right now in having both of us tag-team romney because neither one of us by ourselves can raise the money to match romney. >> reporter: he said thei
this could be gingrich's last stand. if he doesn't win either one of these states he will be under enormous pressure to drop out and already he is looking for new reasons to stay in. >> i kind of -- in alabama and mississippi, newt gingrich talks the talk. >> this morning when i had grits i thought it was a very normal thing to do. >> reporter: but he has to show he can win. for gingrich, that hasn't been easy. of the 26 contests so far gingrich has won just two southern...
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in a suffolk university poll out today, romney leads newt gingrich by 20 points-- 47% to 27%. a new quinnipiac poll shows a somewhat tighter race with romney 14 points ahead 43% to 29%. it's a long way from just one week ago when both men were essentially tied in florida after a decisive win by gingrich in south carolina. our campaign 2012 team is with the candidates as we count down the hours to primary day. first, jan crawford with the romney campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, good evening, scott. as you said, it was just a week ago that romney was fighting to get back his momentum after that crashing defeat in south carolina. what a difference a week can make. >> with a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel we might win tomorrow, what do you think? >> reporter: campaign advisors say for romney south carolina was a gut check. florida would be different. he brought in a new debate coach and schooled gingrich in several exchanges that stuck with voters-- as when gingrich proposed lunar exploration. >> if i had a business executive come to me and say they wanted to spend a fe
in a suffolk university poll out today, romney leads newt gingrich by 20 points-- 47% to 27%. a new quinnipiac poll shows a somewhat tighter race with romney 14 points ahead 43% to 29%. it's a long way from just one week ago when both men were essentially tied in florida after a decisive win by gingrich in south carolina. our campaign 2012 team is with the candidates as we count down the hours to primary day. first, jan crawford with the romney campaign. jan? >> reporter: well, good...
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gingrich, romney, and none of the above. cynthia bowers is covering a deadly blizzard in the plains and a high school football coach finds the team's toughest acponent is poverty. seth doane on what he did to defeat it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, in just 12 days 160 million working americans see a tax increase in their paychecks and nearly two million others are struggling to get by without a paycheck could lose their unemployment. the house today said the clock ticking toward that new year's day punch in the pocketbook when it turned down a bill that has been passed by the senate. that bill would have extended the 2% cut in the social security payroll tax and kept job benefits flowing. what happens now? congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on capitol hill, nancy? >> reporter: scott, we are now official in a total stalemate and tonight most lawmakers are heading home for the holidays. >> reporter: the motion is adopted. ( slams gavel ) >> repo
gingrich, romney, and none of the above. cynthia bowers is covering a deadly blizzard in the plains and a high school football coach finds the team's toughest acponent is poverty. seth doane on what he did to defeat it. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, in just 12 days 160 million working americans see a tax increase in their paychecks and nearly two million others are struggling to get by without a paycheck...
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romney outspent gingrich in iowa. he had a lot of negative ads out against gingrich, and gingrich did not have a good showing in iowa caucus, after at one time leading the polls there. so it's likely that could happen here again, ann. >> danielle nottingham, thank you much. >>> well, the search continues tonight for a teenager suspected of fatally stabbing a girl. the homicide happened last night on pacific avenue by castro street in san leandro. police believe a 19-year-old killed a 15-year-old girl. the two had a child together. officers discovered the victim with multiple stab wounds to her torso. she was pronounced dead at the scene. the suspect is identified as henry leon of oakland. he drives a dark blue cadillac escalade with black rims. anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call police. >>> federal immigration program has deported more than 6000 illegal immigrants in the past few years here in the bay area. it's in the name of securing our communities. now the catholic church is fighting ag
romney outspent gingrich in iowa. he had a lot of negative ads out against gingrich, and gingrich did not have a good showing in iowa caucus, after at one time leading the polls there. so it's likely that could happen here again, ann. >> danielle nottingham, thank you much. >>> well, the search continues tonight for a teenager suspected of fatally stabbing a girl. the homicide happened last night on pacific avenue by castro street in san leandro. police believe a 19-year-old...
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from 1999-- shortly after gingrich resigned as speaker-- into 2008, the year of the meltdown, gingrich and his consulting firm earned at least $1.6 million in freddie mac fees. when first asked what he did for freddie, he described his role as a historian and claimed he had advised the company to stop the risky loans. >> i offered them advise on precisely what they didn't do. i said to them at the time this is a bubble. this is insane. >> reporter: but two sources with knowledge of gingrich's contract said he was hired for his inside knowledge of congress, not as a historian. the sources asked not to be identified. one says after 2006, with republicans wanting to disband fannie and freddie, gingrich was asked to write something favorable about the fannie- freddie business model to influence his colleagues on capitol hill. gingrich says he never lobbied congress directly. his job, he told radio host laura ingraham, was to tell freddie officials who to call when they wanted something done. >> reporter: blaming fannie and freddie for the meltdown is important to conservative voters who ha
from 1999-- shortly after gingrich resigned as speaker-- into 2008, the year of the meltdown, gingrich and his consulting firm earned at least $1.6 million in freddie mac fees. when first asked what he did for freddie, he described his role as a historian and claimed he had advised the company to stop the risky loans. >> i offered them advise on precisely what they didn't do. i said to them at the time this is a bubble. this is insane. >> reporter: but two sources with knowledge of...
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his campaign has been running television ads there for weeks and has more money than gingrich, but gingrich has momentum. and south carolina changed everything, prompting romney to go on the attack sunday night. >> he was a leader for four years as speaker of the house. and at the end of four years, it was proven that he was a failed leader. and he had to resign in disgrace. i don't know whether you knew that. >> jan crawford is with us in the studio along with our chief washington correspondent and host of "face the nation "bob schieffer. how great to have you here on the set. >> great to be here. >> let me start with newt and this victory in south carolina. what's the context, the battle, going to be like in florida? >> it's going to be the same. south carolina really set the table for what this primary fight is going to be all about. and i think newt gingrich will do very well in florida. if i were the romney camp, i'd be concerned about some of the polls we're seeing and also what the voters are saying. they like the message they are hearing from newt gingrich, which is washington is br
his campaign has been running television ads there for weeks and has more money than gingrich, but gingrich has momentum. and south carolina changed everything, prompting romney to go on the attack sunday night. >> he was a leader for four years as speaker of the house. and at the end of four years, it was proven that he was a failed leader. and he had to resign in disgrace. i don't know whether you knew that. >> jan crawford is with us in the studio along with our chief washington...
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gingrich was an erratic leader when he was here in congress. do you experience that? >> no, ma'am, i don't think he was erratic. i think he was pragmatic. we did do the contract with america when he was speaker. we did balance the budget. we did reform welfare. i mean, he did a good job. >> reporter: after gingrich was pressured to give up his speakership in 1998, he called his detractors cannibals baud butt today he says they just weren't ready for his bold ideas and aggressive approach to reform. >> pelley: nancy, thank you. in chicago today, illinois governor rod blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption, including trying to sell the senate seat barack obama vacated when he became president. blagojevich is the second illinois governor in a row to be sent to prison. george ryan is serving six and a half years. also for corruption. there are new treatments for fighting breast cancer. florida a&m reverses the punishments in the hazing scandal. and remembering pearl harbor 70 years later. when the "cbs evening news" continues. a&m a&m. >> pelley: i
gingrich was an erratic leader when he was here in congress. do you experience that? >> no, ma'am, i don't think he was erratic. i think he was pragmatic. we did do the contract with america when he was speaker. we did balance the budget. we did reform welfare. i mean, he did a good job. >> reporter: after gingrich was pressured to give up his speakership in 1998, he called his detractors cannibals baud butt today he says they just weren't ready for his bold ideas and aggressive...
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work gingrich has said did not include lobbying. gingrich never registered as a lobbyist, but the contract released last night showed he was hired by the lender's lobbying wing which expected gingrich to "provide consulting and related services as required by freddie mac's director of public policy." in other words, he reported to its chief lobbyist. he worked for freddie mac on- and-off from 1999 to 2008 and has said he has no problem with a public airing of what he did for the compensation he received just as the mortgage crisis was dragging down homeowners across the country. he says he warned the lender of trouble ahead. >> my advice as a historian when they walked in and said to me "we are now making loans to people who have no credit history and have no record of paying back anything but that's what the government wants us to do" i said at the time "this is a bubble. this is insane. this is impossible." >> reporter: but the release of the contract by his consulting firm contained few details and dealt only with 2006. there was
work gingrich has said did not include lobbying. gingrich never registered as a lobbyist, but the contract released last night showed he was hired by the lender's lobbying wing which expected gingrich to "provide consulting and related services as required by freddie mac's director of public policy." in other words, he reported to its chief lobbyist. he worked for freddie mac on- and-off from 1999 to 2008 and has said he has no problem with a public airing of what he did for the...
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supports gingrich. it plans to spend $3.4 million of adelson's money airing portions of this hard hitting 28-minute anti-romney video on south carolina tv stations. >> the suffering began when mitt romney came to town. >> under the law, the gingrich campaign is banned from coordinating its activities with the political action committee that is helping him. but earlier this week, gingrich admitted he still talks to adelson. >> i think if he wants to counterbalance romney's millionaires, i have no objection to him doing that. >> romney's millionaires include old family friends and fellow mormons, including marriott hotels who have given a million dollars to a super pac that supports romney. >> both sides are arming themselves to the teeth with millionaire friends. >> peter stone with the nonpartisan center for public integrity says adelson and the marriotts are prime examples of how the political clout of the wealthy has grown exponentially. >> so we have a fundraising war. we have a negative advertising
supports gingrich. it plans to spend $3.4 million of adelson's money airing portions of this hard hitting 28-minute anti-romney video on south carolina tv stations. >> the suffering began when mitt romney came to town. >> under the law, the gingrich campaign is banned from coordinating its activities with the political action committee that is helping him. but earlier this week, gingrich admitted he still talks to adelson. >> i think if he wants to counterbalance romney's...
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to a superpac that supports gingrich. gingrich campaign officials say they're focusing on fund-raising now because they need to raise tens of millions of dollars if they hope to compete with romney on super tuesday, which is now just about a month away. >> cordes: chip reid in las vegas this evening, thanks so much. cbs news political director, john dickerson, is in washington tonight, and he's following developments in the silver state. john, good evening. what are you going to be watching for this evening? >> reporter: well, everybody expects mitt romney to win. it will be the first consecutive win of the republican cycle, and the thing to watch is the margin of victory. one of the knocks against romney is he has a limited amount of support among republicans. if he can get over 50%, he can argue that he can actually bring conservatives into his coalition. a nevada win also demonstrates that organization matters. it mattered in nevada, and romney has a strong organization going forward. >> cordes: so with no debates sche
to a superpac that supports gingrich. gingrich campaign officials say they're focusing on fund-raising now because they need to raise tens of millions of dollars if they hope to compete with romney on super tuesday, which is now just about a month away. >> cordes: chip reid in las vegas this evening, thanks so much. cbs news political director, john dickerson, is in washington tonight, and he's following developments in the silver state. john, good evening. what are you going to be...
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bachmann, newt gingrich is making a very serious charge. he says that mitt romney is just too dishonest to be president. do you think he is too dishonest to be president? >> well, i am not going to weigh in on the veracity of any of the candidates or on the particular charges. that will be for the voters to decide and they will clearly decide here in florida on tuesday, but i think we are seeing intensifying occurring from both sides. this is going to continue throughout tuesday, but i think tuesday's results will be very significant across the nation and then of course from there then we will move into a lot of the caucus states. it is not over, but, again, this is just the opening salvo of the depth and intensity of what we will see going forward. once president obama embraces our nominee then we will never have seen anything like what is coming. >> well, i mean, but do you think that mitt romney is not a person of integrity? because that's what he says. >> i am not going to weigh in on that. that is between those candidate. i am not goin
bachmann, newt gingrich is making a very serious charge. he says that mitt romney is just too dishonest to be president. do you think he is too dishonest to be president? >> well, i am not going to weigh in on the veracity of any of the candidates or on the particular charges. that will be for the voters to decide and they will clearly decide here in florida on tuesday, but i think we are seeing intensifying occurring from both sides. this is going to continue throughout tuesday, but i...
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minutes in, mitt romney and newt gingrich locked in a dead heat battle it out over an attack ad gingrich had pulled. >> is he still the most antiimmigrant candidate? >> yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio said that ad was inappropriate. >> the winner will get the biggest prize yet, 50 delegates from the swing state and what no republican has gotten so far, a second victory. romney pounded gingrich for consulting work he did for freddie mac and gingrich hammered romney for his investment. >> we should have had a whistle blower and not a horn tooter. should have said, this is a crisis. >> we discovered to our shock, governor romney owns shares of fanny may and freddie mac. governor romney made a million dollars. governor romney has an investment in gold man sacks, which is today foreclosing on floridians. >> it seems they acknowledge they made money from fanny and freddie. should they return that money? >> that subject doesn't interest me a whole lot. but the question does. the question is, what are we going to do about fanny may and freddie
minutes in, mitt romney and newt gingrich locked in a dead heat battle it out over an attack ad gingrich had pulled. >> is he still the most antiimmigrant candidate? >> yes. >> go ahead, governor. >> that's inexcusable. and actually, senator marco rubio said that ad was inappropriate. >> the winner will get the biggest prize yet, 50 delegates from the swing state and what no republican has gotten so far, a second victory. romney pounded gingrich for consulting work...
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certainly newt gingrich needs all the help he can get. >> newt gingrich is getting a big boost from former presidential candidate herman cain. >> we're going to elect speaker newt gingrich as the next president of the united states. >> reporter: the announcement comes just in time. he's behind in the florida polls. the speaker admitted it's going to be hard to catch up. >> it's uphill against the sheer weight of romney's money and the nastiness of the campaign. >> he was fined for ethics violations. he ultimately had to resign in disgrace. >> you cannot debate somebody who's dishonest. you just can't. >> newt gingrich said he'll stay in the race, even if he loses. ron paul and rick santorum are also promising to stay in. santorum canceled his campaign event to be with his daughter isabella who was taken to the hospital on saturday. she needs frequent medical care. ron paul has conceded florida and has spent time campaigning in places like maine. >> i would like to live in a free country and not one in which the government is telling us how to live. >> he's out spending newt gingrich. he's
certainly newt gingrich needs all the help he can get. >> newt gingrich is getting a big boost from former presidential candidate herman cain. >> we're going to elect speaker newt gingrich as the next president of the united states. >> reporter: the announcement comes just in time. he's behind in the florida polls. the speaker admitted it's going to be hard to catch up. >> it's uphill against the sheer weight of romney's money and the nastiness of the campaign. >>...
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newt gingrich wins the south carolina primary. and good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. >>> san francisco hopes to put its best foot forward for tomorrow's nfc championship game. against the new york giants. but the aging wreck, candlestick park, is making it difficult. and crews are trying to drain a lake that showed up overnight. >> actually right now we're standing on the dry solid ground of the parking lot outside of candlestick park underneath clear skies waiting for fans to arrive. everything should be fine for them in the morning. when the crews got here earlier today, all they found was a great big lake and they had to drain it. call it lake candlestick, the heavily flooded parking lot from the bay side of the stadium. it looks more like a place for boating than tailgate picnicking. earlier in the day, the city crews have been running the pump under the direction of the man they call the incident commander. they take the flooding here that seriously. >> nothing more than anticipated with the type of storm with the tides coming in, and this ha
newt gingrich wins the south carolina primary. and good evening. i'm ann notarangelo. >>> san francisco hopes to put its best foot forward for tomorrow's nfc championship game. against the new york giants. but the aging wreck, candlestick park, is making it difficult. and crews are trying to drain a lake that showed up overnight. >> actually right now we're standing on the dry solid ground of the parking lot outside of candlestick park underneath clear skies waiting for fans to...
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newt gingrich pulled in the star power of herman cain. for california voters, it's still anyone's race. >> reporter: newt gingrich was the keynote speaker at the california republican party convention today and though he's polling low, he is aiming high. >> i am running for president. to be president of all the people. to reach out to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. [ applause ] >> according to a new field poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack, rick santorum has seen a surge. ron paul has 16%. but only 10% of respondents said they are satisfied with their choices. many can't make up their minds. >> i have been kind of holding off to tell you the truth. >> gingrich's speech was about energy independence, drill, drill, drill. >> mr. speaker, what's your strategy for california? >> he didn't want to use the media to help voters make their choice. he wouldn't accept any questions. >> will you make yourself available at any point for any questions, sir? >> ron paul supporters got
newt gingrich pulled in the star power of herman cain. for california voters, it's still anyone's race. >> reporter: newt gingrich was the keynote speaker at the california republican party convention today and though he's polling low, he is aiming high. >> i am running for president. to be president of all the people. to reach out to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. [ applause ] >> according to a new field poll,...
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gingrich is behind rick santorum and mitt romney? national polls, but as anne makovec reports, it's still anyone's race. >> reporter: newt gingrich is polling low, aiming high. >> i am running for president, to be president of all the people, to reach out, to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. [ applause ] >> reporter: according to a new field poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack. rick santorum has seen a surge among registered republicans, still behind mitt romney. ron paul has 16%. but only 10% of respondents said they are very satisfied with their choices. many can't make up their minds. >> i've been kind of holding off, to tell you the truth. >> reporter: gingrich's speech was mainly about energy independence, repeating the mantra, drill, drill, drill. >> mr. speaker, what's your strategy for california? >> reporter: he didn't want to use the media to help voters make their choice. he didn't answer any questions. >> will you make yourself available at any point for qu
gingrich is behind rick santorum and mitt romney? national polls, but as anne makovec reports, it's still anyone's race. >> reporter: newt gingrich is polling low, aiming high. >> i am running for president, to be president of all the people, to reach out, to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. [ applause ] >> reporter: according to a new field poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack. rick santorum has seen a surge...
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gingrich lags far ey . >>> newt gingrich is in the bay area tonight at the state republican convention. gingrich lags far behind santorum and romney in the polls leading up to the california primary. anne makovec reports state republicans don't much like any of the candidates. >> reporter: newt gingrich was the keynote speaker at the california republican party convention today, and though he's polling low, he's aiming high. >> i am running for president, to be president of all the people, to reach out, to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: according to a new field poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack. rick santorum has seen a surge among registered republicans. he's still behind mitt romney. ron paul has 16%, but only 10% of respondents said they are very satisfied with their choices. many can't make up their minds. >> i've been kind of holding off, to tell you the truth. >> reporter: gingrich's speech was mainly about energy independence, repeating the mantra drill, drill, drill. >> mr.
gingrich lags far ey . >>> newt gingrich is in the bay area tonight at the state republican convention. gingrich lags far behind santorum and romney in the polls leading up to the california primary. anne makovec reports state republicans don't much like any of the candidates. >> reporter: newt gingrich was the keynote speaker at the california republican party convention today, and though he's polling low, he's aiming high. >> i am running for president, to be president of...
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newt gingrich is here yesterday. the former house speak was the only republican presidential candidate to show up. according to a new poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack here in california. rick santorum has seen a surge amongst republicans. he is still behind mitt romney in this latest poll. >> i am running for president to be president of all the people. to reach out to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. >> there's also a surprise appearance by former candidate herman cain who supports gingrich. cain say the key to winning california is to attract young people, moderates and independents. >>> michigan holding a crucial primary. one key question, is which candidates stacks up better against president obama. >> reporter: for mitt romney michigan is personal. it's where he was born and raised and now looking for another primary win. >> this is a critical time. i think i'm the only guy in this race that will be able to beat barack obama. >> reporter: romne
newt gingrich is here yesterday. the former house speak was the only republican presidential candidate to show up. according to a new poll, gingrich is at the bottom of the pack here in california. rick santorum has seen a surge amongst republicans. he is still behind mitt romney in this latest poll. >> i am running for president to be president of all the people. to reach out to run a campaign while i seek the republican nomination. i want to run an american campaign. >> there's...
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>> schieffer: today on "face the nation," cain and gingrich. yes, cain and gingrich. the republican field is society but republican voters seem to be taking a second look. businessman herman cain has shot up and is now one of the frontrunners. >> this long shot may not be a long shot any longer. >> schieffer: and former speaker newt gingrich is also making some gains. >> the elite media said several weeks ago this was now a two-person race. and herman and i have decided that may be right but they had the wrong two people. >> schieffer: we will talk to both herman cain annuity gingrich and then get some analysis from michael gerson of the "washington post" and two members of our own cbs news political team: congressional correspondent nancy cordes and political analyst john dickerson. it's all ahead on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: morning again. welcome to face the nation. in the studio with us today herman cain annuity gingrich. i want to ask both of you. you both spoke to the big conservative
>> schieffer: today on "face the nation," cain and gingrich. yes, cain and gingrich. the republican field is society but republican voters seem to be taking a second look. businessman herman cain has shot up and is now one of the frontrunners. >> this long shot may not be a long shot any longer. >> schieffer: and former speaker newt gingrich is also making some gains. >> the elite media said several weeks ago this was now a two-person race. and herman and i...
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gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up florida voters ahead of tuesday's critical primary. >> get out and vote tuesday. >> a rally in pompano beach last night, he kept up attacks on newt gingrich. >> his record was one of failed leadership. we don't need someone who can speak well perhaps or say the things we agree with but does not have the experience of being an effective leader. >> romney leads the gop pac in florida but gingrich insists the race is actually closer than polls show. the former house speaker greeted voters sunday and said he's willing to keep up his fight well past tuesday. >> the clearer we are about a pro abortion, pro gun control, pro tax increase massach
gingrich, says no matter what he'll fight to the convention. susan mcginnis who is somehow freezing in tampa, florida has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: it is cold here. good morning terrell. looking at the polls, it appears romney will clobber gingrich in florida. he's outspending him knife five to one in advertising. that has him slamming for carpet bagging his record. mitt romney is trying to pump up florida voters ahead of tuesday's critical primary. >> get out and vote...
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gingrich came in at bottom. you had two debates where he took on the moderators, where he blasted the media and went after barack obama. people loved it. we saw gingrich skyrocket to the top and crush romney in south carolina. his campaign has really been fueled by these debates. but this week, it's been a different newt gingrich, a different mitt romney. these debates have not given gingrich the opportunity to really take on romney and show the voters that he alone is the best candidate to take on barack obama. that just hasn't come through yet this week. >> erica. >> jan, he looked like a different newt gingrich last night. he missed some opportunities. there's been a lot of talk about people like bob dole coming out saying he's not the guy. could he be listening to that? >> reporter: that's a great question. i would say probably not. i mean, newt gingrich is a warrior. when he sees these guys coming out against him, that's going to make him more determined to stay in this thing and win this thing. out on the
gingrich came in at bottom. you had two debates where he took on the moderators, where he blasted the media and went after barack obama. people loved it. we saw gingrich skyrocket to the top and crush romney in south carolina. his campaign has really been fueled by these debates. but this week, it's been a different newt gingrich, a different mitt romney. these debates have not given gingrich the opportunity to really take on romney and show the voters that he alone is the best candidate to...
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gingrich is a patriot. speaker gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas. >> reporter: cain is a tea party favorite and may give gingrich the much needed momentum. gingrich trails by 9 points in the latest poll survey, but former speak of the house who says he can beat president obama. >> if we nominate a moderate we are in trouble. >> reporter: florida is a key state, 50 delegates are at stake and the winner takes all. >> mitt! mitt! mitt! >> reporter: romney questioned how effective gingrich will be based on his past leadership. >> he was fined for ethics violations. he had to resign in disgrace. he can't rewrite history. >> reporter: gingrich says his campaign won't end here if he loses. >> i will go all the way to the convention. i expect to win the nomination. >> reporter: the g.o.p. hopefuls have three more days to make impression on florida voters. . >>> rick santorum has cancelled campaign events for tomorrow morning to be with one of his children. santorum's 3-year-old daughter is in the hospital due to
gingrich is a patriot. speaker gingrich is not afraid of bold ideas. >> reporter: cain is a tea party favorite and may give gingrich the much needed momentum. gingrich trails by 9 points in the latest poll survey, but former speak of the house who says he can beat president obama. >> if we nominate a moderate we are in trouble. >> reporter: florida is a key state, 50 delegates are at stake and the winner takes all. >> mitt! mitt! mitt! >> reporter: romney...
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and for gingrich, money is an issue. bis 44-city bus tour announced fth great fanfare has been cut back to 22 stops. and while he has run some ads himself, they're dwarfed by his opponents' messages. some take that as a sign that he nts's the financial fire power to strike back, but gingrich disagrees. >> we're going to run ads this week. >> reporter: whatever his ads say, the former speaker insists they will not be negative even though he knows they can be effective. you acknowledged last week that they were. >> in the short run. >> in the short run. >> reporter: but you've only got a week left. >> we have a lot of time. ter:eporter: late today, gingrich lashed out at another rival saying he would never vote for ron paul and adding that a choice between ron paul and forack obama would be very bad for america. america. >> glor: dean, thank you. ron paul had no events today but will campaign in iowa tomorrow. mitt romney spent most of the day in new hampshire, which holds its primary january 10. tonight he's making his ei
and for gingrich, money is an issue. bis 44-city bus tour announced fth great fanfare has been cut back to 22 stops. and while he has run some ads himself, they're dwarfed by his opponents' messages. some take that as a sign that he nts's the financial fire power to strike back, but gingrich disagrees. >> we're going to run ads this week. >> reporter: whatever his ads say, the former speaker insists they will not be negative even though he knows they can be effective. you...